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Mathew Afolayan

Summary

Experienced and quality-focused QA Engineer with over 7 years of hands-on experience in both manual and automated testing across diverse sectors including Banking, Government, Healthcare, and E-commerce. Skilled in analyzing business requirements, designing robust test strategies, developing automation frameworks, and managing the full defect lifecycle. Deep understanding of QA methodologies and best practices, with strong proficiency in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) across Agile, Waterfall, and V-Model environments. Known for a proactive approach, analytical thinking, and a passion for delivering reliable, high-performing software. Quick to adapt, collaborative by nature, and consistently committed to excellence in fast-paced, team-oriented settings.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

QA Engineer

HM Revenue and Customs
09.2021 - Current
  • Performed end-to-end system testing to validate application workflows and ensure seamless functionality across platforms.
  • Conducting sanity, usability and smoke testing to verify testability of build.
  • Executed detailed manual and automated test routines, contributing to enhanced system performance and reliability.
  • Designed and authored comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and use cases aligned with business and technical requirements.
  • Identified and reported software defects through rigorous functional, regression, and exploratory testing.
  • Designed and implemented a robust UI automation framework from scratch using Playwright significantly reducing manual testing efforts.
  • Developed and maintained API automation tests to validate backend services, ensuring data integrity and reliability.
  • Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous testing and early detection of defects.
  • Collaborated closely with developers, product managers, and QA teams to define test strategies and improve overall test coverage.
  • Tracked and managed defects using JIRA, ensuring thorough documentation and timely resolution.
  • Conducted exploratory, smoke, and regression testing to ensure application stability across releases.

Software Tester

JPMorgan Chase
02.2018 - 08.2021
  • Prepared detailed functional test scripts and identified critical test scenarios while actively reviewing and challenging acceptance criteria to ensure high-quality deliverables.
  • Designed, developed, and maintained robust test automation frameworks, enhancing test efficiency and reducing regression cycles.
  • Created and executed API test scripts using industry-standard tools such as Postman, and ReadyAPI to validate service endpoints and ensure data integrity.
  • Collaborated closely with developers, product managers, and business analysts to gather and clarify requirements, ensuring full test coverage.
  • Conducted BDD testing using Cucumber and Selenium, integrating behavior-driven practices into the test strategy.
  • Performed cross-browser testing on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari to ensure UI consistency and compatibility across environments.
  • Documented and maintained test cases, scenarios, and test evidence in Confluence, ensuring traceability and team accessibility.
  • Performed comprehensive manual testing on both web and desktop applications, focusing on usability, stability, and functionality.
  • Developed detailed test plans and test cases based on Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS) for functional, regression, and integration testing.
  • Collaborated with the development team to test new features and validate bug fixes through rigorous retesting and regression cycles.
  • Logged, monitored, and retested defects using Clickup, and created clear, actionable test reports aligned with best practices.

IT Service Desk Analyst

Deloitte
01.2017 - 02.2018
  • Supported employees across offices internationally via global helpdesk
  • Resolved password issues, removing protections on employee accounts that were locked out
  • Provided clear and concise step-by-step technical support to guide clients.
  • Responded to customer emails, calls and live chat regarding technical malfunctions and issues to fix remotely.
  • Conducted detailed investigations to determine exact nature of faults/issues raised and potential points of failure
  • Asked customers targeted questions throughout troubleshooting to determine smart solutions
  • Acted as the direct point of contact for any escalations from first-line engineers
  • Helped customers set up new systems, computers, applications and software
  • Provided clear and concise step-by-step technical support
  • Provided customers with complex time control services
  • Documented and communicated new fixes and workarounds to 1st and 2nd Line support teams.
  • Helped customers set up new systems, applications and software.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Laboratory Technology

Unilorin

Master of Science - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

RAU

Skills

  • QA - Manual and Automation testing
  • Methodology - Waterfall andAgile/Scrum
  • Testing - Smoke, Exploratory, System,Regression, Performance, UAT, API,database
  • Technologies - HTML, CSS, JSON, Java,Javascript, Typescript, SQL
  • Framework - Cucumber BDD, PageObject Model
  • Automation tools - Selenium,Cypress, Playwright
  • API tools - Postman, Swagger,Cypress, Playwright
  • Database: Mongo DB, SQL Server

Database, Oracle

  • Test Management - Jira, Zephyr, click, AzureDevOps, TFS, Confluence, TestRail,Xray
  • CI/CD - Jenkins, AzureDevops, GitLab
  • Version control - GitHub, GitLab,AzureDevops
  • Projects - Web and mobileapplications, Salesforce, E-commerce, Finance, Retail, Engineering, Fx transaction, Online banking system, chatbot, GCP

Personal Information

Certification

  • ISTQB CERTIFIED
  • Data Processing

Timeline

QA Engineer

HM Revenue and Customs
09.2021 - Current

Software Tester

JPMorgan Chase
02.2018 - 08.2021

IT Service Desk Analyst

Deloitte
01.2017 - 02.2018

Bachelor of Science - Laboratory Technology

Unilorin

Master of Science - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

RAU

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